Never let go.|Oct. 26, 2004|France | United States|133 Min.|R
Genre: Drama;Romance;War
Description: **A Very Long Engagement (2004) – Full Movie Download in English 480p and 720p**
**Storyline:**
During World War I, five French soldiers are convicted of self-mutilation to evade military service and are sentenced to almost certain death in no man’s land between French and German trenches. Although all are presumed dead in battle, Mathilde, the fiancée of one of the soldiers, refuses to accept his death. Driven by a message her fiancé, Manech, carved into a church bell – “MMM” (Manech Aime Mathilde, meaning “Manech Loves Mathilde”) – she begins uncovering clues about what truly happened on the battlefield.
As Mathilde delves deeper, she exposes the corrupt system used by the French government to punish deserters and learns the stories of the other condemned soldiers. With the help of a private investigator, Germain Pire, she pieces together the truth. The narrative alternates between Mathilde’s perspective in 1920s Paris and Brittany and flashbacks to the war.
Eventually, Mathilde discovers that Manech is alive but suffers from amnesia. When they reunite, Manech fails to recognize her. Despite this, Mathilde watches him quietly, her eyes filled with tears and a smile on her lips.
**Production Details:**
Filmed entirely in France over 18 months, “A Very Long Engagement” involved around 30 French actors, 500 technicians, and over 2,000 extras. Before its release in New York City and Hollywood, a French court ruled the film’s production company, partially owned by Warner Brothers, as an American entity, resulting in the loss of $4.8 million in government incentives.
Cast director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast actor: Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Dominique Pinon, Chantal Neuwirth, André Dussollier, Ticky Holgado, Marion Cotillard, Dominique Bettenfeld, Jodie Foster, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
Original name: Un long dimanche de fiançailles